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How to Grow Hot Summer Echinacea

Echinacea 'Hot Summer' (Coneflower) PP20687

Echinacea Hot Summer available at Stargazer PerennialsAn explosion of hot summer colors all on the same plant! The flowers of Hot Summer Echinacea open up golden yellow, then turn salomn-pink, mango orange, and red as they age. The flowering show starts mid summer and continues well in to late fall.

Quick Facts About Echinacea Hot Summer:

  • PESTICIDE-FREE: All of our plants are grown with sustainable organic methods
  • BLOOM TIME: July through October
  • MATURE SIZE:36" X 36"
  • USDA HARDINESS: Zone 4 - 8
  • GROWS BEST IN: Full sun in very well-drained soil
  • USE FOR: Perennial borders, along fences or other structure, wonderful dried flower, mass plantings, great cut flower
  • POT SIZE: #1 Nursery Trade Gallon - 2.51 qt (liquid) (2.38 l)
NOMENCLATURE NOTES: 'Echinacea' (Genus name from the Greek echinos: sea urchin or hedgehog, referring to the seed cone.)

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How to Grow Echinacea Hot Summer:

Echinacea plants are easy to grow and can be grown in the perennial garden, planted along fence lines or planted en masse on slope or terraces. Here a few tips to successfully growing Echinacea Hot Summer in the garden:
  1. Select a full sun location with very well drained soil, which is on the porous side. If needed amend you soil first with Green Sand or organic matter before planting. Avoid using animal manure which can be on the 'hot' side, and cause the tips of the leaves to burn. Although Echinacea are quite tolerant of poor soil conditions, the plants growth will be stunted with overly compacted soil. A planting site with constantly damp soil is not the place to plant Echinaceas, as they may develop root rot, and some of the newer varieties may also flounder the first year.
  2. Dig a planting hole only slightly larger than the size of the plant container. 
  3. Place the coneflower in the hole and backfill with topsoil, water thoroughly.
  4. Do not over fertilize! A once a season, balanced slow release organic fertilizer is all they need. Over fertilizing Echinacea, especially with high nitrogen blends, can cause the flower stems to become weak and the flower heads will flop.
  5. Water on a regular basis the first year or so, until established. Echinacea are drought tolerant perennial plants, but require regular water their first year to get established root systems.only as needed.
  6. Trim back spent flowers during the summer to encourage new bloom production.
Winter Care: Coneflowers are very winter hardy and require little care. Rather than trim back the spent blooms in the fall, leave the flowers up throughout the winter to provide food for migratory birds. In the spring, once new growth emerges, trim Echinacea back to 4 inch above the soil.

Other perennial plants to pair with Echinacea Hot Summer include Coreopsis, Nepeta Walker's Low Catmint, Leucanthemum (Shasta Daisy), or Salvias.

      Nepeta Walkers Low Catmint available at Stargazer Perennials         Leucanthemum Shasta Daisy available at Stargazer Perennials         

        Coreopsis                Walkers Low Catmint           Leucanthemum Becky                            Salvia







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